STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2060

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 224

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 224 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONVENING A DIGITAL GAMING ADVISORY GROUP TO ASSESS AND MONITOR PREDATORY PRACTICES IN THE DIGITAL GAMING INDUSTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to convene a digital gaming advisory group to assess and monitor gambling and predatory practices in the digital gaming industry.

The Department of Health provided comments. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, The Entertainment Software Association, and the Retail Merchants of Hawaii provided comments in opposition. Hawaii Youth Services Network, the League of Women Voters, and four individual provided comments in support.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the membership of the advisory group; and

(2) Requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau provide assistance in the final drafting of the group's reports to the Legislature; and

(3) Changing the dissolution date of the advisory group to June 30, 2024; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 224, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 224, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair